Hello Families!
Here's a sneak peek at another interesting week:
During Writers' Workshop we finished up our How To writing mini-study by fixing and fancying up one of our favorite How To pieces. Our Gallery Walk was another opportunity to recognize and celebrate our learning across our unit of study.
We began our new writing unit of study on Thursday: Nonfiction Chapter Books. We've begun with a focus on All About books. Some topics your experts have been writing All About...
soccer, basketball, bunnies, t-ball, drums, football, babies, cats, bears, electric guitars, ballet, and teeth! Can you guess which one your writer wrote about? Please check in with your writer about other topics that s/he is an expert in and could teach others all about!
The Super Secret Detective Agency continued to challenge us with word study missions this week during Readers' Workshop, and our Word Detectives were really up to the challenge!
During Math Workshop this week we wrote equations for subtraction problems and made proof drawings. "We like to prove it, prove it! We like to... PROVE IT!" Have your first grader sing this new song to you! We began to look at how addition can be used to solve subtraction problems. This can be very tricky for our young mathematicians, so I encourage you to complete the homework pages for this week's lessons especially (2.13-2.15). An example of this thinking is...
I know 5 and 3 are partners of 8, so if I take one of the partners away from 8, the other partner will be left. With subtraction, it really helps to encourage them to tell you which numbers are the partners and which is the total. It is also helpful to always remind them that they need to subtract from the larger number. This has been a tricky concept for everyone. In other words, 3-8=5 is NOT a true equation.
soccer, basketball, bunnies, t-ball, drums, football, babies, cats, bears, electric guitars, ballet, and teeth! Can you guess which one your writer wrote about? Please check in with your writer about other topics that s/he is an expert in and could teach others all about!
The Super Secret Detective Agency continued to challenge us with word study missions this week during Readers' Workshop, and our Word Detectives were really up to the challenge!
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| We talked about how that last sentence uses a word that isn't proper English - ain't - but that the Super Secret Detective Agency wanted the song to be as close to the original Ghostbusters song as possible. |
During Math Workshop this week we wrote equations for subtraction problems and made proof drawings. "We like to prove it, prove it! We like to... PROVE IT!" Have your first grader sing this new song to you! We began to look at how addition can be used to solve subtraction problems. This can be very tricky for our young mathematicians, so I encourage you to complete the homework pages for this week's lessons especially (2.13-2.15). An example of this thinking is...
I know 5 and 3 are partners of 8, so if I take one of the partners away from 8, the other partner will be left. With subtraction, it really helps to encourage them to tell you which numbers are the partners and which is the total. It is also helpful to always remind them that they need to subtract from the larger number. This has been a tricky concept for everyone. In other words, 3-8=5 is NOT a true equation.
Our new "snap" or Word Wall words were got, get, come, was and play.
Next week's words will be:
had
they
will
too
all
We also began our vowel study with a focus on long and short /a/. It would be very helpful for you to point out different ways long /a/ is spelled in words that show up in their books that they bring home to read to you. Speaking of those books... we have had many friends not returning their Book Briefcases on a daily basis. Please be sure that your developing reader is reading at least one just right book to you every day. This should be a book that they know well and can read fluently. After they've read, please sign their reading log. Thanks so much for your help with this very important daily homework.
had
they
will
too
all
We also began our vowel study with a focus on long and short /a/. It would be very helpful for you to point out different ways long /a/ is spelled in words that show up in their books that they bring home to read to you. Speaking of those books... we have had many friends not returning their Book Briefcases on a daily basis. Please be sure that your developing reader is reading at least one just right book to you every day. This should be a book that they know well and can read fluently. After they've read, please sign their reading log. Thanks so much for your help with this very important daily homework.
After that we each filled out our ballots, voting for our three candidates: Mrs. Robbins from My Teacher for President, Duck and Grace.
Our results:
1 missing ballot
3 invalid votes because more than one candidate was chosen.
3 votes for Grace.
4 votes for Duck.
6 votes for Mrs. Robbins - Our winner!
Our Star of the week showed off some amazing artwork as well as an incredible magic trick!
Our Star of the week showed off some amazing artwork as well as an incredible magic trick!
Until then...
Michelle Mullen
Star of the Week Schedule
Lexi – November 14th- 18th
David - November 28- December 2nd
Madelyn – December 5th-9th
Cameron - December 12th-16th
Giselle - January 9th-13th
Oscar – January 23rd - 27th
Alex P. – January 30th- February 3rd
Evy – February 6th -10th
Josh – February 13th-17th
Eleonore – February 27th- March 3rd
Darius – March 6th-10th
Alex M. – March 13th-17th
Brayden – March 20th-24th
Mark Your Calendars!
Food Drive: November 7-18th A reminder that you can donate a food item(s) OR every dollar you donate is equal to TWO food items. Let's be the winning class while fighting hunger! Thanks much!
November 21st-December 16th: FIRST GRADE SERVICE PROJECT: Mitten Tree to benefit COA Youth & Family Centers
Tuesday, November 22: Music Concert (Last Names A-M at 10am/Last Names N-Z at 2pm)
Wednesday, November 23: Early Release Day
First Grade Thanksgiving Gathering
Monday, December 5: Report Cards Come Home
Wednesday, December 14: Early Release Day
Friday, December 23-Monday, January 2: Winter Break
Wednesday, January 11: Early Release Day
Monday, January 16: NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, February 8: Early Release Day
Monday, February 20: NO SCHOOL/Teacher In-Service Day
Wednesday, March 8: Early Release Day
Wednesday, March 22: Early Release Day
Thursday, March 23: Musical (2pm & 6:30pm)
Monday, March 27-Friday, March 31: Spring Break
Wednesday, April 12: Early Release Day
Friday, April 14: NO SCHOOL
Monday, April 17: NO SCHOOL/Teacher In-Service
Wednesday, April 26: Early Release Day
Wednesday, May 10: Early Release Day
Wednesday, May 24: Early release Day
Monday, May 29: NO SCHOOL
Thursday, June 8: Last day of First Grade!
See you later, Second Grader!
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